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About airBaltic
airBaltic is a full-service airline from Latvia. In timetables it appears as BT; in flight plans as BTI. Aircraft types in the fleet include the Airbus A220-300. Its main hubs: Riga (RIX), Tallinn (TLL) and Vilnius (VNO).
Its cadet route is the airBaltic Pilot Academy (Integrated ATPL(A)). As of 11 October 2026, the programme was listed as closed to new applications. The careers portal for pilots is linked in the profile on this page. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.
The three phases
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Where to train for airBaltic
One flight school has a published link with this airline. Each entry says what the link is and who states it.
Air Baltic TrainingRiga, Latvia · airBaltic Pilot Academy (Integrated ATPL(A))Airline's own academyAccording to the schoolApplications currently closed
airBaltic at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- BT / BTI1
- Country
- Latvia
- Hubs
- Riga (RIX), Tallinn (TLL), Vilnius (VNO)1
- Fleet
- Airbus A220-3001
- Cadet programme
- airBaltic Pilot Academy (Integrated ATPL(A)) (closed as of 11 Oct 2026)57
SALARYCaptain (A220-300): 90000 EUR gross a year (average base salary including 45 block hours, 2025-02)Senior first officer (fast track command): 72000 EUR gross a year (average base salary including 45 block hours, 2025-03)First officer: 57 800 EUR gross a year (average base income including up to 60 block hours, 2024-04)airBaltic pilot salary
- 1AirBaltic (Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2airBaltic home · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3airBaltic vacancies | All open positions · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4Pilot careers at airBaltic | Join our flight crew · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5Integrated airline transport pilot course | airBaltic Training · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 6Which training do I need? | airBaltic Training · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 7airBaltic Pilot Academy | airBaltic Training · accessed 10 Oct 2026
